Many had been requesting some kind of a feature to backup data from Activity Tracker, Todo List and My Moments gadgets. I did some research and found out that Google provides such a feature to backup, import or export the data.
I will provide you with instructions on how to do just that. This information relates to the following iGoogle gadgets that you may be using.
[”My Moments” - Countdown, countup and much more..]
[Activity Tracker - Punchclock & Time Management Gadget]
[To-Do List with Google Maps !!]
Steps to backup/import/export the gadget data
- In your IGoogle homepage that hosts ScreeperZone gadgets, click on the small arrow provided on the tab and select “Edit this tab”
- Now scroll down to the bottom of the page and you should see a section called “Troubleshooting” and another section called “Export / Import”
- If you just wish to backup the gadgets, then click on “Backup”. The backup is saved in Google servers and you can recover the gadgets later by clicking on “Restore Now”. Unfortunately it saves only one snapshot of your Google settings. If you would like to save data at different times, then you will have to export your settings at different intervals. The next point discusses this.
- If you wish to Export the data into a file and later restore it back from the file, then click on “Export” and save the file iGoogle-settings.xml locally. You can later restore your settings and data by uploading this file. To upload, click on “Browse” and select the file. You can then click on “Upload” to upload the settings.
- For more information on other Google backup related services, visit this blog.
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Published by Mahin February 23rd, 2008
in Activity Tracker Tips and Activity Tracker.
Related to: [Activity Tracker - Punchclock & Time Management Gadget]
By this time you must have noticed a new feature when you click “log” for an activity. Today I added a new feature to Activity Tracker’s log report. This is a server-side update and hence it will not affect any gadget’s functionality. The new feature gives you a summary of hours spent in an activity for each week day.
Snapshot of summary report
By default, this summary report is not generated. Once you click “Show Summary” link at the top menu, your weekly time report summary will be generated. This report adds up all the punched-in hours for each day and displays it in a table.
This report also includes the following:
- Look-up Calendar: Though the report displays the week number , start date and end date, I thought it will be more helpful to include a small look-up calendar to look-up dates while working with the report.
- Printing the summary report: In order to print the summary report you need to have the report open. To avoid printing the summary report, just click “Hide Summary” and click “Print” from the top menu.
- Exporting the report: Remember that the summary report will be generated only when after you click “Show Summary”. So in order to export the summary report along with the detailed time report, click “Show Summary” and then click “Export”. To avoid exporting the summary report, click “export” before clicking “Show Summary”
- Week Index (Avoid scrolling): Clicking the week number in the summary report will take you to the corresponding week’s detailed time report without having to scroll through the end of the report.
Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions. I am maintaining a to-do list with most of the new features suggested by gadget users. I will implement them one by one. As always, this gadget is free to use 
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Published by Mahin January 4th, 2008
in Activity Tracker Tips.
Related to: [Activity Tracker - Punchclock & Time Management Gadget]
ScreeperZone would like to wish you and your family a very very happy and prosperous New year.
As we enter the year 2008, I thought I will start off by asking how everyone uses Activity Tracker in their day to day life. I’m constantly trying to improve the gadget and your experiences will greatly help me in doing just that.
Share your experiences.
As for me, I developed the gadget last year to motivate myself to do the tasks that I keep procrastinating. Knowing how much time it takes to pay my bills or do laundry, motivates me to finish it as quickly as possible. Just knowing that I’m being monitored makes me very productive. The gadget then evolved into a professional time tracking gadget that can be used by consultants who have the need to fill timesheets. Nowadays I use it everyday not only to track my general activities but also to track the amount of hours I work for billing purposes.
From the comments and the emails that I received, I understood that different people use it for different reasons. I thought it will be great if everyone can share their experiences and how they use the gadget everyday. This will not only help me to better understand my users, but also will provide innovative ideas for others to follow.
So feel free to leave your comments and share your experiences.
see how others manage time. see how others plan their daily life.
